Gregory Bloomquist 3027 wrote:> > > It does seem to me that a fuller integration of the message of the> > apostles with the miraculous powers they exercized in the Lord's name> > would be a healthier way of understanding their message than now-prevalent> > ideas that often fail to see the link between the teaching and the> > miracles.> > I have no vested interest in showing the connection of 2.42 with> charismatic gifts or not. My desire is to be faithful to the text of> Scripture.

That is certainly just as it should be. Perhaps my hermeneutic spiral
seems to have come full circle.